IndyCar Series at Iowa Speedway

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IndyCar Series at Iowa Speedway
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IndyCar Series
Venue Iowa Speedway
First race2007
Distance218.75 miles
Laps250
Previous namesIowa Corn Indy 250
(2007–2013)
Iowa Corn Indy 300
(2014–2015)
Iowa Corn 300
(2016–2018)
Iowa 300
(2019)
Iowa IndyCar 250s
(2020)
Hy-VeeDeals.com 250 presented by DoorDash
(2022)
Hy-Vee Salute to Farmers 300 presented by Google
(2022)
Most wins (driver) Josef Newgarden (6)
Most wins (team) Team Penske (9)
Most wins (manufacturer)Chassis: Dallara (21)
Engine: Chevrolet (13)

The Hy-Vee Homefront 250 presented by Instacart and Hy-Vee One Step 250 presented by Gatorade are IndyCar Series races held at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. The first event was held in 2007. From 2007 to 2013, it was a 250-lap (218.75 miles) race; beginning in 2014, the race was increased to 300 laps (262.5 miles). For 2020, the race reverted to 250 laps, with consecutive 250-lap races on Friday and Saturday night. After being left off of the calendar for 2021, it returned to the 2022 schedule with the 250/300 format held in years previous. [1]

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Indy car history in Iowa

The first Championship Car race in Iowa took place on July 9, 1915. AAA held a 100-mile (160 km) race at Tri-State Fair Grounds in Burlington, Iowa, won by Bob Burman. Additional AAA races were held at Des Moines Speedway in Valley Junction, a one-mile (1.6 km) wooden board track, in 1915 and 1916. Only two championship car races, won by Ralph Mulford and Ralph DePalma respectively, were held at Des Moines, as the track closed and was dismantled shortly thereafter.

On August 6, 2006, IndyCar & Iowa Speedway officials announced the first IndyCar race at Iowa Speedway would be held June 24, 2007. The race itself was a crashfest with the 10th-place finisher of Scott Dixon finishing 77 laps down to the winning driver of Dario Franchitti.

In October 2013, Iowa Speedway announced that the 2014 race was extended to 300 laps. [2]

In most years since its inception, the race has been held as a Sunday afternoon event. In 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2019, it was held as a Saturday night race under the lights.

In 2020 IndyCar had two 250-lap races at the track using a double header format with both races taking place at night on July 17 and 18. On September 30, 2020, IndyCar revealed their 2021 schedule and announced that due to financial issues with the Iowa Speedway their date had been dropped from the schedule along with Richmond Raceway, the latter not hosting a race in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions in the state of Virginia. [3]

Iowa was left off the calendar for 2021, to the disappointment of fans and drivers alike. Former series champion and team owner Bobby Rahal managed to secure new sponsorship for the event from Iowa supermarket chain Hy-Vee and was successful in returning IndyCar racing to the speedway on a multi year agreement starting in 2022. A double header race weekend will be used as the format for the event going forward, with one 250 lap race and one 300 lap race. [4]

Past winners

IndyCar Series

SeasonDateDriverTeamChassisEngineRace DistanceRace
Time
Average SpeedReport
LapsMiles (km)
2007 June 24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing Dallara Honda 250218.75 (352.044)1:48:14123.896 mph (199.391 km/h) Report
2008 June 22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda 250218.75 (352.044)1:38:36136.007 mph (218.882 km/h) Report
2009 June 21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda 250218.75 (352.044)1:39:48134.371 mph (216.249 km/h) Report
2010 June 20 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Andretti Autosport Dallara Honda 250218.75 (352.044)1:42:13131.205 mph (211.154 km/h) Report
2011 June 25 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Dallara Honda 250218.75 (352.044)1:53:00118.671 mph (190.982 km/h) Report
2012 June 23 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Dallara Chevrolet 250218.75 (352.044)1:43:39129.371 mph (208.202 km/h) Report
2013 June 23 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport Dallara Chevrolet 250218.75 (352.044)1:30:16148.559 mph (239.083 km/h) Report
2014 July 12 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Dallara Honda 300262.5 (422.452)2:01:59131.923 mph (212.309 km/h) Report
2015 July 18 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Dallara Honda 300262.5 (422.452)2:03:50129.943 mph (209.123 km/h) Report
2016 July 10 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Ed Carpenter Racing Dallara Chevrolet 300262.5 (422.452)1:52:16143.330 mph (230.667 km/h) Report
2017 July 9 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Dallara Chevrolet 300262.5 (422.452)1:55:11139.702 mph (224.829 km/h) Report
2018 July 8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Dallara Honda 300262.5 (422.452)1:47:32149.636 mph (240.816 km/h) Report
2019*July 20–21* Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Dallara Chevrolet 300262.5 (422.452)1:56:53137.664 mph (221.549 km/h) Report
2020 July 17 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Dallara Chevrolet 250218.75 (352.044)1:41:25132.220 mph (212.787 km/h) Report
July 18 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Dallara Chevrolet 250218.75 (352.044)1:38:40135.900 mph (218.710 km/h)
2021 Not held
2022 July 23 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Dallara Chevrolet 250218.75 (352.044)1:39:34134.674 mph (216.737 km/h) Report
July 24 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Dallara Chevrolet 300262.5 (422.452)1:54:23140.681 mph (226.404 km/h)
2023 July 22 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Dallara Chevrolet 250223.5 (359.688)1:33:40143.155 mph (230.386 km/h) Report
July 23 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Dallara Chevrolet 250223.5 (359.688)1:40:25133.527 mph (214.891 km/h)
2024 July 13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Dallara Chevrolet 250223.5 (359.688) Report
July 14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Dallara Chevrolet 250223.5 (359.688)

Current support series winners

Indy Pro Series/Indy Lights/Indy NXT

SeasonDateDriverTeamChassisEngineRace DistanceRace
Time
Average Speed
LapsMiles (km)
Indy Pro Series
2007 June 23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara Infiniti 115100.625 (161.94)0:53:19115.707 mph (186.212 km/h)
Indy Lights
2008 June 21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dillon Battistini Panther Racing Dallara Infiniti 115100.625 (161.94)0:47:06130.986 mph (210.802 km/h)
2009 June 20 Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Beatriz Sam Schmidt Motorsports 0:48:05128.285 mph (206.455 km/h)
2010 June 19 Flag of Colombia.svg Sebastián Saavedra Bryan Herta Autosport 0:46:10133.614 mph (215.031 km/h)
2011 June 25 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Sam Schmidt Motorsports 0:40:27152.478 mph (245.390 km/h)
2012 June 23 Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Guerrieri Sam Schmidt Motorsports 0:40:59150.530 mph (242.255 km/h)
2013 June 22 Flag of the United States.svg Sage Karam Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 0:39:59154.274 mph (248.280 km/h)
2014Not held
2015 July 18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Dallara Mazda 10087.5 (140.817)0:36:50145.621 mph (234.354 km/h)
2016 July 10 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Félix Serrallés Carlin 0:34:45154.396 mph (248.476 km/h)
2017 July 9 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Leist Carlin 0:37:08144.436 mph (232.447 km/h)
2018 July 8 Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Andretti Autosport 0:34:37154.935 mph (249.344 km/h)
2019

2021
Not held
2022 July 23 Flag of New Zealand.svg Hunter McElrea Andretti Autosport Dallara AER 7567.05 (107.907)0:29:52134.693 mph (216.767 km/h)
Indy NXT
2023 July 22 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Rasmussen HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing Dallara AER 7567.05 (107.907)0:27:54144.126 mph (231.948 km/h)
2024 July 13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Louis Foster Andretti Global Dallara AER 5567.05 (107.907)

Previous support series winners

ARCA

Starting in 2015 until 2020, the race was held as a support race for the IndyCar weekend.

YearDateDriverManufacturerRace DistanceRace
Time
Average SpeedRef
LapsMiles (km)
2015 July 17 Mason Mitchell Chevrolet 159*139.125 (223.90)1:42:3681.364 mph (130.943 km/h) [5]
2016 July 17 Chase Briscoe Ford 150131.25 (211.23)1:14:42105.403 mph (169.630 km/h) [6]
2017 July 8 Dalton Sargeant Ford 150131.25 (211.23)1:27:3090.395 mph (145.477 km/h) [7]
2018 July 7 Sheldon Creed Toyota 150131.25 (211.23)1:19:5698.521 mph (158.554 km/h) [8]
2019 July 19 Chandler Smith Toyota 150131.25 (211.23)1:20:4097.624 mph (157.111 km/h) [9]
2020 July 18 Ty Gibbs Toyota 150131.25 (211.23)1:22:2395.590 mph (153.837 km/h) [10]

U.S. F2000 National Championship

SeasonDateDriverTeamRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
LapsMiles (km)
2017 July 9Oliver AskewCape Motorsports6052.50 (84.491)0:24:48.4972126.970 mph (204.338 km/h)

Pro Mazda

SeasonDateDriverTeamRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
LapsMiles (km)
2015 July 18Weiron TanAndretti Autosport10087.50 (140.8176)0:42:28.9554123.580 mph (198.883 km/h)

USAC National Midget Championship

SeasonDateDriverRace Distance
LapsMiles (km)
2009 June 19Bobby Santos III3026.25 mi (42.25 km)
2011 June 24Caleb Armstrong5043.75 mi (70.41 km)
2012 June 22Bobby Santos III3026.25 mi (42.25 km)
Source: [11]

USAC Silver Crown Series

SeasonDateDriverRace Distance
LapsMiles (km)
2011 June 24Bobby East10087.50 mi (140.82 km)
2012 June 22Bobby East10087.50 mi (140.82 km)
Source: [12]

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  12. Iowa Speedway event history from The Third Turn
Preceded by
Grand Prix of Toronto
IndyCar Series
IndyCar Series at Iowa Speedway
Succeeded by
Music City Grand Prix